- Is the suit jacket too long? I'm 5 foot 7 and I think my torso and arms are relatively longer than my legs so I was thinking that maybe my jacket length should be closer to mid crotch? Should I ask for it to be shortened by 1 inch?

- Are the jacket sleeves also a bit too long? I was thinking of shortening it by 1/4 inch?

- How do the shoulders look? Are they a bit too broad and padded? Should the lapel widths be wider to match the shoulder?

- Are the trousers looking disproportionately slim, should they be widened?

I realize I can't change some of these things but I want to know for my next suit. Any other comments?

It might be the angle of the picture but it looks as if the hem is lifting at the front: did you angle the hem line from the side seam to the front? There is a problem with your left arm, either not put in correctly or there is a cutting issue.

I would suggest not to have your pants made there. This tailor clearly made two straight tubes for the legs and did not bother taking your morphology into account.

There should be some shaping below you bottom and the cut should be modified and shaping added at the knees and calves.

Finally, the length is a bit short on the back, the socks should not be visible (except if this is a style you wanted). Consequently, the hem should be slanted and not horizontal and the front of the hem should be iron shaped to transition nicely on the shoes. It would give more continuity to your legs and thus lengthen your silhouette (which is good at 5 feet 7).

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It's been quite some time since I have been on the forum. As I am retired I am busy with other things these days.

I have popped on to see what is happening on the site and, chanced on this topic.

If I might make a comment about your suit.

What I see is, you have an erect stance. I don't know if it is the way you are posing for the picture but, it looks as if you need a little more front balance and a little less back balance. The longer back balance on the suit is causing it to fall on the hips, (which also seems to be a little on the tight side) and is causing the puckers in the hip and waist area.

I would say your sleeves are a good length and, although the hang of the sleeve looks OK from the front. The back of the of the sleeves indicate they are pitched too far back, giving you the horizontal creases up the length of the sleeves. This could be your pose causing you to hold your arms back. On the other hand the course of this could be that the sleeves are too narrow. I would also say there are some pressing issues with vertical creases on front sleeves.

These are purely my observations, for you to discuss with your tailor for your next suit. They are not meant as criticism.